Fifty years on, Norway apologises for law that criminalised gay sex The Norwegian government formally apologised to gay men on Wednesday for a law that once criminalised sexual intercourse between men. Reuters · Apr 20, 2022
Russia's Putin assured his commitment to humanitarian access in Ukraine, Norway PM says Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Vladimir Putin had assured him Russia would contribute to securing humanitarian access to besieged civilians in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Reuters · Mar 31, 2022
Commentary: Europe is fueling Putin’s war machine in Ukraine Today, the European Union contributed $1 billion toward Vladimir Putin’s war machine. Tomorrow, the EU will contribute another $1 billion to the Kremlin’s ongoing carnage of Ukrainian citizens. And $1 billion the next day too. Chicago Tribune · Mar 28, 2022
Norway prepares for up to 100,000 Ukraine refugees this year, PM says Norway believes the country will receive around 30,000 Ukrainian refugees this year but is preparing for a situation in which up to 100,000 may arrive as more people flee the Russian invasion, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told parliament on Friday. Reuters · Mar 18, 2022
Norway will offer collective protection to Ukrainians, says PM Norway will offer collective protection to Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Friday, emulating a similar move by the European Union. Reuters · Mar 4, 2022
Norway not seeing higher military activity by Russia in Arctic, says PM Norway, a member of NATO which shares a border with Russia in the Arctic, is not seeing higher military activity in the north following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a news conference. Reuters · Feb 24, 2022
Norway to end most pandemic curbs Norway will scrap nearly all its remaining COVID-19 lockdown measures as high levels of coronavirus infections are unlikely to jeopardise health services, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Saturday. Reuters · Feb 12, 2022